The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,855,409 people compared to 691,571 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Liberia's population is 8.47 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.86M (67.7% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 692K (46.3% growth).
- Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.7M people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
Liberia vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
5855409
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691571
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| Population rank | 116/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
4.39 minutes
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49.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.09 minutes
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
11.9 minutes
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,779 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | +328 | +29 |
| Annual growth/decline | +119,786 | +10,582 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 43/197 | 67/197 |
Liberia and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,139,522 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,167,717 | 316,845 | 2.47% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 1,197,039 | 320,750 | 2.51% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 1,227,414 | 324,100 | 2.54% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 1,258,745 | 327,750 | 2.55% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 1,291,156 | 331,500 | 2.57% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 1,324,383 | 333,895 | 2.57% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 1,358,435 | 334,995 | 2.57% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 1,393,530 | 335,850 | 2.58% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 1,429,605 | 337,500 | 2.59% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 1,466,676 | 339,171 | 2.59% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 1,504,077 | 342,421 | 2.55% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 1,542,670 | 346,600 | 2.57% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 1,583,588 | 350,450 | 2.65% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 1,626,362 | 355,050 | 2.7% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 1,670,913 | 358,950 | 2.74% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,717,060 | 360,731 | 2.76% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 1,766,019 | 361,358 | 2.85% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 1,818,247 | 362,007 | 2.96% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 1,872,713 | 362,856 | 3% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 1,929,253 | 364,150 | 3.02% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 1,986,867 | 365,225 | 2.99% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 2,045,073 | 365,525 | 2.93% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 2,107,113 | 365,622 | 3.03% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 2,173,312 | 365,998 | 3.14% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,240,539 | 366,706 | 3.09% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 2,308,511 | 368,355 | 3.03% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 2,377,229 | 370,750 | 2.98% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 2,446,941 | 373,450 | 2.93% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 2,517,858 | 377,100 | 2.9% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 2,223,667 | 381,850 | -11.7% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 1,956,518 | 387,000 | -12% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 2,072,461 | 392,175 | 5.93% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 2,155,126 | 397,475 | 3.99% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 2,149,928 | 402,925 | -0.24% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 2,169,162 | 408,625 | 0.89% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 2,232,289 | 414,225 | 2.91% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 2,412,989 | 419,450 | 8.09% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 2,670,124 | 424,700 | 10.7% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 2,821,684 | 430,475 | 5.68% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 2,928,117 | 436,300 | 3.77% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 3,015,338 | 441,525 | 2.98% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,094,782 | 446,175 | 2.63% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 3,119,532 | 451,630 | 0.8% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 3,156,892 | 458,095 | 1.2% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 3,301,015 | 465,158 | 4.57% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 3,490,787 | 472,637 | 5.75% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 3,669,050 | 479,993 | 5.11% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 3,821,003 | 488,650 | 4.14% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,943,028 | 497,783 | 3.19% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 4,058,890 | 506,953 | 2.94% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 4,221,178 | 518,347 | 4% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 4,373,043 | 530,946 | 3.6% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 4,470,239 | 543,360 | 2.22% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 4,564,293 | 556,319 | 2.1% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 4,659,431 | 569,604 | 2.08% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 4,755,608 | 582,014 | 2.06% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 4,848,925 | 596,336 | 1.96% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 4,944,726 | 607,950 | 1.98% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 5,043,721 | 620,001 | 2% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 5,149,463 | 630,419 | 2.1% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 5,259,323 | 640,064 | 2.13% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 5,373,294 | 653,103 | 2.17% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 5,493,031 | 666,430 | 2.23% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 5,612,817 | 677,012 | 2.18% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 5,731,211 | 684,467 | 2.11% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 5,853,958 | 691,496 | 2.14% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 5,986,805 | 698,375 | 2.27% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 6,118,769 | 705,222 | 2.2% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 6,245,093 | 711,761 | 2.06% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 6,366,293 | 717,879 | 1.94% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 6,486,749 | 723,679 | 1.89% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 6,614,257 | 729,358 | 1.97% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 6,744,927 | 734,839 | 1.98% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 6,873,688 | 739,997 | 1.91% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 7,003,567 | 745,000 | 1.89% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 7,142,326 | 749,815 | 1.98% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 7,278,759 | 754,334 | 1.91% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 7,408,720 | 758,761 | 1.79% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 7,545,510 | 763,128 | 1.85% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 7,681,693 | 767,173 | 1.8% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 7,817,089 | 770,954 | 1.76% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 7,954,182 | 774,612 | 1.75% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 8,077,173 | 778,001 | 1.55% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 8,194,136 | 781,123 | 1.45% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 8,310,657 | 784,141 | 1.42% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 8,428,924 | 786,968 | 1.42% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 8,552,033 | 789,534 | 1.46% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 8,673,963 | 791,997 | 1.43% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 8,795,838 | 794,237 | 1.41% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 8,910,539 | 796,129 | 1.3% | 0.24% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,099,801 (a 23.1% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).
Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Liberia's population will grow by 52.2% to 8,910,539 people with a rank change from 116th to 107th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Monrovia | 1.02M |
| Sanniquellie | 47.1K |
| Kakata | 33.9K |
| Greenville | 17.6K |
| Yekepa | 11K |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Liberia and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 62.6 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 24.1 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 19.6 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.95 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 150.9 ppl/mi² | 681 ppl/mi² |
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